The most popular programs for the Soviet Union Tag http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?topic=1064 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Tue, 08 Dec 1987 00:00:00 GMT Sat, 18 May 2013 17:53:05 GMT President Reagan welcomed General Secretary Gorbachev during an official ceremony on the White House South Lawn prior to the U.S.-Soviet summit. President Reagan and General Secretary Gorbachev both offered their hopes for the summit and expressed their strong desire to achieve results. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/645-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/645-1 Tue, 08 Dec 1987 00:00:00 GMT Victor Suvorov, author of [The Chief Culprit: Stalin's Grand Design to Start WWII] (Naval Institute Press; November 14, 2008), talked about his book. He contends that Stalin intended to use Hitler's army to weaken Europe during World War II, which would have then allowed the Soviet Union to move their forces across the continent. Mr. Suvorov argues that Germany's attempt to invade the USSR was based on intelligence Hitler received that the Soviets were preparing to attack Germany. Following his presentation, Mr. Suvorov responded to questions from the audience. Viktor Suvorov was a Soviet military intelligence officer who defected in 1978. He is the author of numerous books, including [Aquarium: The Making of a Top Soviet Spy]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/283856-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/283856-1 Tue, 08 Dec 1987 00:00:00 GMT Timothy Snyder, history professor at Yale University, presents a history of the mass killings led by Hitler and Stalin. Mr. Snyder examines the region between Berlin and Moscow that he dubs, "The Bloodlands." Here, over the course of twelve years, 1933 to 1945, fourteen million people were killed. Timothy Snyder discussed his book at the Ukrainian Institute of America in New York City. He responded to questions from members of the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/297543-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/297543-1 Tue, 08 Dec 1987 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Montefiore talked about his book, [Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar], published by Knopf. In the book, the author examines the life and dictatorship of Joseph Stalin, from his rise to power in 1929 to his death in 1953. Stalin's court and government are addressed, as well as his personal tastes, ideas, and philosophies. This is the first of two Booknotes programs covering Montefiore's [Stalin]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/182346-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/182346-1 Tue, 08 Dec 1987 00:00:00 GMT Bertrand Patenaude talked about his book, [Trotsky: Downfall of a Revolutionary] (Harper; August 25, 2009), which recounts the life of Red Army chief Leon Trotsky. He examined Trotsky's political career, from his ascendancy as a young Marxist to a Bolshevik leader, whose feud with Joseph Stalin led to his being targeted for assassination during his exile in Mexico. Following his remarks he responded to audience members' questions. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/290010-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/290010-1 Tue, 08 Dec 1987 00:00:00 GMT Ms. Applebaum talked about her book [Gulag: A History], published by Doubleday. Nearly 30 million prisoners passed through the Soviet Union's labor camps in their more than 60 years of operation. This is the first fully documented history of the gulag, drawn on newly accessible Soviet archives as well as scores of camp memoirs and interviews with survivors to trace the gulag's origins and expansion. It describes how, largely under Stalin's watch, a regulated, centralized system of prison labor-unprecedented in scope-gradually arose out of the chaos of the Russian Revolution. Fueled by waves of arrests, this prison labor came to underpin the Soviet economy. Ms. Applebaum also reflected on why the gulag does not loom as large in the Western imagination as, for instance, the Holocaust. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/175993-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/175993-1 Tue, 08 Dec 1987 00:00:00 GMT Vice President Nixon and Premier Krushchev waged an impromptu debate on the benefits of communism vs. capitalism, which became known as the "kitchen debate." They were standing before a new color television camera at an international trade exibition in Moscow. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/110721-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/110721-1 Tue, 08 Dec 1987 00:00:00 GMT John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehr talked about the book they wrote with Alexander Vassiliev, [Spies: The Rise and Fall of the KGB in America] (Yale University Press; May 26, 2009). Alexander Vassiliev, a former KGB officer, was given unprecedented access to Stalin-era KBG records that allowed him and his co-authors to present an unprecedented history of Soviet spy activity in America. Amongst several profiles, the authors contend that I.F. Stone had a working relationship with the KGB in the 1930s and that Alger Hiss assisted with Soviet intelligence over several years. Mr. Haynes talked about the discovery of this important source material. Professor Klehr talked about some of the significant findings they made such as who was and who was not actually a Soviet source. They then responded to questions from members of the audience. This event was held by the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C., at noon on Thursday, 20 August, 2009. John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehr are the co-authors of [The Secret World of American Communism]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/288520-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/288520-1 Tue, 08 Dec 1987 00:00:00 GMT Historians, scholars, filmmakers and journalists gathered for a 50th anniversary retrospective on the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. Topics ranged from the history of the incident, its impact on the Cold War and generations following the crisis, diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union, the U.S. and Cuba, as well as international nuclear arms control policy in the ensuing decades. Short video and audio clips were shown during the presentations. Participants included Sergei Khrushchev, the son of Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308575-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308575-1 Tue, 08 Dec 1987 00:00:00 GMT President Obama announced that the U.S. and Russia have reached a new agreement on nuclear arms. It calls for both countries to reduce their nuclear arsenals by a third. He will sign the agreement on April 8, 2010, in Prague. Secretaries Robert Gates and Hillary Clinton, Admiral Mike Mullen, and State Department Undersecretary of Arms Control and International Security Ellen Tauscher also participated in the briefing. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292745-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292745-1 Tue, 08 Dec 1987 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Remnick discussed the research behind his book, [Lenin's Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire], published by Random House. In the book, Mr. Remnick explores the mood and political events in Russia surrounding the end of the Soviet Union in the late 1980s and the early 1990s. Mr. Remnick was a Moscow correspondent for the [Washington Post] between 1988 and 1991. As a reporter he interviewed members of the old Communist Party as well as reformists with intentions on overthrowing the Gorbachev administration. The book is a collection of these interviews as well as personal recollections of a western journalist witnessing historical change in the former Soviet Union. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/46467-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/46467-1 Tue, 08 Dec 1987 00:00:00 GMT Robert Service talked about his newest book [Trotsky: A Biography] (Belknap Press, 2009). His book examines the life of Leon Trotsky, a Russian revolutionary and Marxist theorist who was one of the leaders of the 1917 October Revolution in Russia. He was one of the first members of the Politburo and a leader in the Red Army. Previously, Robert Service had authored biographies on Stalin (2005) and Lenin (2000). He talked about all three leaders, their relationships, their work in the Communist Party, and their deaths. Robert Service teaches Russian History at Oxford University. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294407-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294407-1 Tue, 08 Dec 1987 00:00:00 GMT Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anne Applebaum talked about her book, [Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe, 1944-1956]. She used newly opened archives and conducted interviews to examine the effects of communist totalitarianism on East Germany, Poland, and Hungary from the end of World War II to the 1956 uprisings following Stalin's death. She explained how the Soviets created institutions such as the secret police to undermine civil society and increase party control and used propaganda to shape popular opinion and reinforce communist ideology. She contrasted this with the frustration that communist leaders expressed behind closed doors when their economic and societal reforms did not achieve expected results. She also shared her own experiences in the region. She lives in London and Warsaw. Video clips included Churchill's "iron curtain" speech, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the "Song of the Party," and her husband, Radek Sikorski, the current foreign minister of Poland. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309623-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309623-1 Tue, 08 Dec 1987 00:00:00 GMT Masha Gessen, a journalist based in Moscow, talked about the rise and continued influence of Vladimir Putin in Russia. She presented a portrait of a ruthless politician underestimated by friends and enemies alike, who dismantled his nation's democratic and free market reforms in order to establish himself as totalitarian leader of the "new Russia." She responded to questions submitted by members of the audience. This presentation was part of the Spring 2012 Visiting Writers Series of the New York State Writers Institute. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304877-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304877-1 Tue, 08 Dec 1987 00:00:00 GMT David Satter talked about the history of the Soviet Union and the millions of victims of communism, who he says have been forgotten. He responded to questions from members of the audience. "Russia and the Communist Past," part of the James Clarke Chace Speaker Series of the Bard Globalization and International Affairs Program, was co-sponsored by [Foreign Affairs] magazine. Program in New YorkCity. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304219-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304219-1 Tue, 08 Dec 1987 00:00:00 GMT Zeyno Baran talked about Secretary of State Clinton's trip to Russia, and she responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. Topics included an update on efforts to renegotiate the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), which expires at the end of the year; the two countries' dispute over U.S. plans to build missile components sites in Poland and the Czech Republic, and U.S. efforts to engage Russia in deterring Iran's nuclear ambitions. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/284493-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/284493-5 Tue, 08 Dec 1987 00:00:00 GMT Ms. Eisenhower discussed her book, [Breaking Free: A Memoir of Love and Revolution], published by Farrar, Straus, Giroux. The book is the story of her love affair and eventual marriage to a member of President Gorbachev's inner circle and head of the Soviet civilian space program. These events happened during the breakup of the Soviet Union and the end of Soviet communism. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/67133-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/67133-1 Tue, 08 Dec 1987 00:00:00 GMT Pete Earley and Sergei Tretyakov talked about the post-Cold War world of Russian and American espionage. Mr. Earley is the author of [Comrade J: The Untold Secrets of Russia's Master Spy in America After the End of the Cold War], published by Putnam. Sergei Tretyakov, who was "Comrade J," oversaw Russian spy operations against the United States from 1995 to 2000, but was also a double agent employed by the FBI. The guest interviewer was Peter Earnest, executive director of the International Spy Museum. Pete Earley is the author of eight books, including [Family of Spies: Inside the John Walker Spy Ring; Crazy: A Father's Search Through America's Mental Health Madness]; and [The Hot House: Life Inside Leavenworth Prison]. Mr. Earley was formerly a reporter for [The Washington Post]. Sergei Tretyakov led Russian spy operations against the United States for the SVR, successor of the KGB, from 1995 to 2000. During his tenure he also served as a double agent for the FBI. Mr. Tretyakov defected to the United States in 2000. Peter Earnest is the executive director of the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C. Mr. Earnest formerly had a thirty-year career with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), which included twenty years in Clandestine Service. Peter Earnest was awarded the CIA's Medal of Merit for "superior performance" during his career. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/203175-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/203175-1 Tue, 08 Dec 1987 00:00:00 GMT Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan talked about the reinvention of the KGB as the KSB during the rule of Vladimir Putin. The authors argued that the FSB is effectively more powerful than its predecessor and has been deployed against domestic political opponents in Russia. They noted that the "new nobility" lacks any parliamentary oversight and are not publicly accountable. They spoke at the New America Foundation in Washington, D.C., and responded to questions from members of the audience. Mr. Hoffman moderated. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295994-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295994-1 Tue, 08 Dec 1987 00:00:00 GMT From a conference on the 60th anniversary of the publication of Whittaker Chambers' book, [Witness], panelists talked about the history of the book. The panelists included Lee Edwards, Distinguished Fellow in Conservative Thought at The Heritage Foundation, John Lewis Gaddis, history professor at Yale University, and author and journalist M. Stanton Evans. The event was moderated by Danilo Petranovich, professor in the Department of Political Science, Yale University. The conference was held at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309872-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309872-1 Tue, 08 Dec 1987 00:00:00 GMT The panelists discussed the thirteen days in October of 1962, during which there were Soviet missiles in Cuba aimed at the United States. In addition, a brief film of President Kennedy addressing the nation at the beginning of the Cuban Missile Crisis om October 22, 1962, was shown. Following their discussion, the panelists answered questions from members of the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/172947-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/172947-1 Tue, 08 Dec 1987 00:00:00 GMT U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul talked about Vladimir Putin's recent presidential election victory and the implications for future relations between the U.S. and Russia. He also responded to questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304867-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304867-1 Tue, 08 Dec 1987 00:00:00 GMT Former national security advisers spoke about U.S. relations with Turkey, Iran and Russia, and each country's role in Syria's escalating violence. Other topics included Iran's nuclear program and Russian internal politics. They responded to questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305397-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305397-1 Tue, 08 Dec 1987 00:00:00 GMT Graham Allison talked about the 50th Anniversary of the Cuban missile crisis and the lessons learned from that could be applied to the current global environment. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308808-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308808-5 Tue, 08 Dec 1987 00:00:00 GMT http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/166522-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/166522-1 Tue, 08 Dec 1987 00:00:00 GMT Thane Gustafson talked about his book, [Wheel of Fortune: The Battle for Oil and Power in Russia], in which he looks at how Russia's unstable political and economic systems could impact the country's oil output (12% of global oil supply) and what this could mean for the global economy. Hosted by Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, DC. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310182-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310182-1 Tue, 08 Dec 1987 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Taubman talked about his book [Khrushchev: The Man and His Era], published by W.W. Norton and Company. It is the first full-length American biography of the Soviet leader who succeeded and denounced Stalin, and the first to utilize the materials only available since the collapse of the U.S.S.R. Professor Taubman talked about the contradictions of both Krushchev's character and career as a mirror of the Soviet experience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/168865-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/168865-1 Tue, 08 Dec 1987 00:00:00 GMT [Shadow Warrior: The CIA Hero of a Hundred Unknown Battles] tells the story of Felix Rodriguez. Born in Cuba in 1941, he came to the U.S. to attend high school in Pennsylvania to fulfill dreams of becoming an engineer. However, after witnessing the rise of Fidel Castro in his native land he dedicated his life to opposing communism. As a CIA operative, he was involved in the ill-fated Bay of Pigs operation. In the following years he was involved in the tracking of the revolutionary Che Guevara. In this interview Rodriguez offers his first-hand account of capturing Guevara in Bolivia and his conversation with him before Guevara's execution. Also, Rodriguez discusses his more recent testimony before the Iran-Contra committee in 1987. He states that part of his motivation for writing the book (co-authored with John Weisman) is to tell his side of the story. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/9892-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/9892-1 Tue, 08 Dec 1987 00:00:00 GMT In honor of the 40th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis, archival materials, including audiotapes from White House meetings and television footage from the time, were shown. An audiotape was played from a White House meeting with President Kennedy from October 16, 1962, the day Soviet missiles were discovered in Cuba. Robert McNamara and others discussed their initial ideas for a response. In addition, an audiotape was played from the October 19, 1962 meeting at the White House in which military leaders discussed possible action in Iraq, and President Kennedy gave his thoughts on the situation. Next, an audiotape was played from a meeting on October 22, 1962, hours before President Kennedy gave his televised speech to the nation. In the meeting, the president and various congressmen spoke about the findings in Cuba. Following this, President Kennedy's televised address to the nation was shown. Finally, an audiotape was played from an October 23, 1962 meeting between President Kennedy and one of his advisers. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/173255-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/173255-1 Tue, 08 Dec 1987 00:00:00 GMT Zbigniew Brzezinski, former National Security Adviser to President Carter and author of [The Grand Failure], argues that due to massive economic, social, and moral failure the communist system has collapsed. The world is currently witnessing a disintegration of communism. Brzezinski asserts that this is a major historical development and that the West will soon be entering a post-communist world where the Soviet challenge will be military only. Mr. Brzezinski also discussed his experiences in government, including his tenure as National Security Adviser to President Carter. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/7047-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/7047-1 Tue, 08 Dec 1987 00:00:00 GMT Polish union leader Lech Walesa addressed a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress. He talked about the history of freedom and peace in Poland and relations with Soviet Russia. Walesa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/9914-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/9914-1 Tue, 08 Dec 1987 00:00:00 GMT Timothy Naftali talked about the book he co-wrote, [Khrushchev's Cold War: The Inside Story of an American Adversary], published by W.W. Norton. He described Khrushchev's foreign policy from 1956 to 1962 and detailed the heated interactions between Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev and Presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy during the Cold War. This is the second book Mr. Naftali has co-authored with Aleksandr Fursenko. After his presentation he responded to audience members' questions. The U.S. Navy Museum is located in the Washington Navy Yard. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/195812-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/195812-1 Tue, 08 Dec 1987 00:00:00 GMT A panel of historians and professors examined the effects that Soviet spies had on the American public's mentality and on history itself. They also looked at the lives of some Soviet spies, most notably those involved in the Rosenberg case. The panelists responded to questions from members of the audience. Mr. Holland moderated. "The Rosenberg Case and the Historiography of Soviet Espionage in America" was a panel of the conference "The Rosenberg Case, Soviet Espionage, and the Cold War," sponsored by the Harvard Project on Cold War Studies and George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300182-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300182-2 Tue, 08 Dec 1987 00:00:00 GMT Interviewed on stage by radio talk show host Jim Bohannan, Mr. Feifer talked about the book he wrote with Victor Cherkashin, [Spy Handler: Memoir of a KGB Officer: The True Story of the Man Who Recruited Robert Hanssen and Aldrich Ames], published by Basic Books. Mr. Feifer told the story of former KGB spy handler Victor Cherkashin who worked for the Soviet intelligence agency from 1953 to 1991. During that time Cherkashin recruited Americans to spy for the Soviet Union. In the book, Mr. Cherkashin gave reasons why he believed men like Aldrich Ames and Robert Hannsen turned against their country. During his presentation Mr. Feifer showed slides of illustrations from the book. After the interview Mr. Feifer answered audience members' questions. Mr. Feifer was a former Moscow correspondent for Radio Free Europe. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/180552-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/180552-1 Tue, 08 Dec 1987 00:00:00 GMT Witnesses testified about U.S. relations with Russia after Russia's conflict with Georgia. They focused the history of U.S. interest in the region during the Cold War and subsequent breakup of the Soviet Union, past aid efforts in Georgia, Russia's natural interest in the security of the region, and possible impact on future cooperation with Russia and Georgia. They also talked about applying U.S. pressure to both sides of the conflict to ensure adherence to agreements. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/281003-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/281003-1 Tue, 08 Dec 1987 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Shane discussed daily life in the Soviet Union. He first visited the Soviet Union in 1976, and talked about the what life was like on his most recent trip. Scenes from Moscow were shown. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/23014-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/23014-1 Tue, 08 Dec 1987 00:00:00 GMT Soviet dissident Vassily Aksyonov discusses his latest novel, [Say Cheese: Soviets & the Media]. It is a fictional account of a group of Soviet photographers who venture to publish their works without the approval of the Communist Party. Expelled from the Soviet Union in 1980, Aksyonov describes his novel as metaphorical: the photographers represent Metropol, the writers' group headed by Aksyonov which led to his expulsion. Trained in the Soviet Union as a medical doctor, he now is a professor of Russian literature at George Mason University. Also discussed is [In Search of Melancholy Baby: A Russian in America], a travelogue published in 1986 detailing Aksyonov's impressions of life in the United States. In addition, he discusses Soviet education and the "miraculous rise" of Mikhail Gorbachev. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/9801-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/9801-1 Tue, 08 Dec 1987 00:00:00 GMT Former President Harry Truman talked about his relationship with the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin in a series of outtakes from his television documentary series "Decision: The Conflicts of Harry S. Truman." The Screen Gems, Inc., production crew began work at the Truman Library in May 1963. The 26 episodes were broadcast beginning in November 1964. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/297922-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/297922-1 Tue, 08 Dec 1987 00:00:00 GMT Linda Himelstein discussed the life of Pyotr Smirnov (1831-1898), a Russian serf whose vodka became world-renowned. Smirnov, barely literate, built a fortune worth $130 million but incurred criticism from the likes of Leo Tolstoy and Anton Chekhov who supported a Russian sobriety crusade. His life and his company's ascent mirrored the ever-changing political and social landscape of pre and post revolutionary Russia. His company, Smirinoff, would adapt and persevere as the world's political climate changed; during the Cold War the company would advertise itself as "White Whiskey" rather than vodka. Following her presentation, she answered questions from the audience. Linda Himelstein is the author of [The King of Vodka: The Story of Pyotr Smirnov and the Upheaval of an Empire], published by HarperBusiness. She was formerly the legal affairs editor and later the Silicon Valley bureau chief for [BusinessWeek]. She has also worked for [The Wall Street Journal], [Legal Times], and the [San Francisco Reader]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/287083-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/287083-1 Tue, 08 Dec 1987 00:00:00 GMT Panelists talked about the important issues surrounding the Russian-Syrian relationship and how the United States should approach Syria's civil war. Panelists agreed that Russia's leaders are unlikely to change their stance on the Syrian civil war. Ariel Cohen of Heritage said Russia's support for the Assad regime in Syria has changed the dynamics in the region, causing Islamist groups to view Russia as their "number one enemy." Since the start of the conflict, Russia has vetoed U.N. Security Council resolutions calling for an end to the violence. Russian arms were found aboard a Syrian commercial airliner that was forced to land by the Turkish military. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308874-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308874-1 Tue, 08 Dec 1987 00:00:00 GMT This 1961 film titled [The Challenge of Ideas] discusses the ideological battle between the United States and Soviet Union. It was produced by the United States Army Pictorial Center and the Defense Department. Various celebrities and news-media figures discussed the polarization of politics between the Western Allies of the United States and the Soviet bloc, pointing out the need for vigilance and action to protect democracy in the U.S. and abroad. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301240-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301240-1 Tue, 08 Dec 1987 00:00:00 GMT President Bush, on vacation in Kennebunkport, ME, briefed reporters on his phone call to Soviet President Gorbachev which he had just concluded in his vacation home. Soviet President Gorbachev was to return to Moscow in a short time following the collapse of a coup by communist hard-liners in the Soviet Union. President Bush said President Gorbachev reported the situation in the Soviet Union was under control, and said President Gorbachev sounded buoyant following the failure of the coup. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/20779-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/20779-1 Tue, 08 Dec 1987 00:00:00 GMT Timothy Naftali moderated a discussion among eyewitnesses to the impromptu debate between Vice President Nixon and Soviet Premier Nikita Khruschev on July 24, 1959, at the American National Exhibition in Moscow. Photographs of the event and a video of the meeting of the two world leaders were shown behind the speakers on the Archives stage. Also shown was a video clip of a 2008 oral history interview with William Safire. The panelists were former Ambassador Gilbert Robinson, the exhibition coordinator, and exhibition guides Tatiana Sochurek and George Feifer. They also responded to questions from members of the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300285-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300285-1 Tue, 08 Dec 1987 00:00:00 GMT Russian and Eastern European scholar, historian and author Richard Pipes was interviewed by author, columnist and former "Firing Line" host William F. Buckley, Jr. on Pipes' latest book, [Communism: A History], published by Random House. The book examines the history of the Soviet Union starting with its evolution from the 1917 revolution to the Great Terror and World War II, followed by global expansion and the Cold War, and wrapping up with the regime's decline and collapse. He was questioned by the audience on subjects such as the appeal of communism, the connection between communism and anti-Americanism, and the comparisons between socialism, communism and Christianity. Professor Pipes served as National Security Council adviser on Soviet and East European affairs from 1981-82. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/167225-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/167225-1 Tue, 08 Dec 1987 00:00:00 GMT American Enterprise Institute: Portion of Peters & Hamilton http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/280436-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/280436-1 Tue, 08 Dec 1987 00:00:00 GMT The former[ Irish Times] Moscow correspondent details the day that Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as president of the U.S.S.R. and the failed coup that led to that day. He discussed the country's historic transition from communist superpower to open market republic with Thomas Blanton, director of the National Security Archive. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301322-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301322-1 Tue, 08 Dec 1987 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Gorbachev talked about his new book, [Memoirs], published by Doubleday. He talked about his career as a Communist party leader and his contributions to the break-up of the Soviet Union. He said he wrote the book to explain his reasons for deciding that reforms were needed in the Soviet Union. Other topics included Mrs. Gorbachev, Russian cities, his U.S. visit, his love of reading, [perestroika,] and democracy. Translation from Russian to English was by voiceover. Pavel, the translator for both men, was shown on screen. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/76259-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/76259-1 Tue, 08 Dec 1987 00:00:00 GMT When the once-secret Soviet state and party archives were opened in the early 1990s, Western scholars were able to gain new insight into the inner workings of the Soviet Union. Paul Gregory reported on the contents of these archives, including the story of a state-sponsored scientific study of Lenin's brain, conducted in order to prove his genius, in [Lenin's Brain] (Hoover Institution Press). He also wrote about Stalin's criminal justice system, in which the theft of state property was punished much more severely than the theft of private property, and about the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, saying that the invasion was ordered by aging Politburo leaders who would not live to deal with the invasion's consequences. Mr. Gregory recounted stories from his book and responded to questions from the audience at the Hoover Institution. Paul Gregory is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution. He is also an economics professor at the University of Houston and a research professor at the German Institute for Economic Research in Berlin. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/206557-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/206557-1 Tue, 08 Dec 1987 00:00:00 GMT Mark Stout talked about the latest on the investigation of the June 2010 FBI arrest in the U.S. of Russian spies. In June 2010, FBI agents arrested 10 people of Russian descent on charges that they spent years in the United States as spies for Russia. The U.S. government operation was referred to by federal investigators as "the Illegals program." Mr. Stout's first day as the Museum's historian was when the 10 Russian spies were arrested. He is the museum's first research chief with an U.S. intelligence background. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298160-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298160-1 Tue, 08 Dec 1987 00:00:00 GMT During a recent trip to the Soviet Union, Mr. Lockman used an 8 mm video camera in order to capture ordinary life after the August 18, 1991 coup attempt. He discussed his trip and showed scenes from daily life in Moscow. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/23011-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/23011-1 Tue, 08 Dec 1987 00:00:00 GMT